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A contractor, J. Davis Construction, announces the completion of a large grading project in Clemson covering 6 acres. The objective was to create a pad on which Duke Energy can install a new switchyard, expanding power distribution to the growing Clemson campus. Beginning on February 14, the project had its share of setbacks. Jarred Flemming, Senior Utilities Engineer with Clemson […]
Read moreThis is a busy day for those who set the policies for Oconee public schools. The board of trustees meets twice today–the trustees’ annual retreat-style meeting this afternoon and the regular July meeting tonight. They are scheduled to vote tonight on goals for the 2019-20 year. In the view of Chairman Jerry Lee, the number one goal should be to […]
Read moreThe newly crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kyrst, makes an Oconee County appearance this month, and the public is invited to see and meet her. Golden Corner Pageants has announced that Kyrst’s schedule will bring her to the Walhalla Middle School auditorium for a double-pageant event starting at 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon, July 28. She’ll be there for the crowning of […]
Read moreA three-county coalition headed by Seneca native Mike Cannon spread the word Friday for the advantages of hiring those with disabilities. Cannon helped create the coalition Foothills CAN which invited employers to hear how the disabled can be reliable and effective members of their workforce. Representatives of Schneider Electric and Walgreen were among those companies represented at a luncheon meeting […]
Read moreAn arrest is reported in the wounding of a man found last week in woods in the Utica Community near Seneca. According to Sheriff’s Capt. Greg Reed, 26-year old Marshall Lee Rogers of Jasmine Tea Lane has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. In a Hope Avenue […]
Read moreA late Saturday night home fire near Walhalla took the lives of an elderly man and his grandson. The fire was reported to 9-1-1 at 11:55 at a home on Hidden Valley Road in the Picket Post Community. Killed were Winfred Lee Dills, 75 years old, and his grandson, 25-year old Daniel Lee Ayers. Both men lived in the home […]
Read moreMountain Rest, SC — John Thomas Lay, Sr., 80, who raised a loving family, earned a glowing reputation as a gifted educator, and ran countless miles up and down the roads of Oconee County, died Saturday, July 13, 2019, in Columbia, SC. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, July 17, 2019, at Walhalla Presbyterian Church. Burial will […]
Read moreTamassee, SC — Glenn Howard Price, 73, husband of Janice Chapman Price, of 427 Pine Mountain Rd., Tamassee, went to his eternal home Friday, July 12, 2019 at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Davenport Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. The family […]
Read moreThe DNA profile from the state police lab has ruled out the possibility that the human remains found last month in Seneca could be those of one or the other missing women from Oconee County. Coroner Karl Addis says based on the “SLED” lab analysis the remains are not those of Faith Roach or Laura Anders. The Seneca police had […]
Read moreA spotlight will shine on Toccoa, Georgia when a promotional tour for a new Ken Burns documentary arrives next weekend. On Saturday, July 20, a special screening of Ken Burns’ new documentary “Country Music” will be paired with a performance by Edgar Loudermilk and his band . Those who show up at the Historic Ritz Theatre will selected footage of […]
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